Anne deBlois Smart

Anne deBlois Smart (née Privette; December 8, 1935^[1] – May 17, 2024)^[2] is an American-born Canadian librarian and political figure in Saskatchewan. She represented Saskatoon Centre from 1986 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

Anne deBlois Privette was born in Brooklyn, New York and educated at Smith College, at Queen's University, at Concordia University, and at the University of Western Ontario. She came to Saskatoon with her daughter, Margaret, in 1972 to work as a professional librarian at the Saskatoon Public Library. She married Larry Hayes Mullen.^[when?] She became politically active and, in 1986, ran in the provincial election as a New Democratic Party candidate for the constituency of Saskatoon Centre serving for five years as its MLA.^[1] She studied at Saskatoon Seniors Continued Learning, serving on its Board of Directors at a time when the university was proposing to discontinue its support for the program. She successfully organized support for retaining the program.^[2]